grantwolf wrote: If we start winning some games again (and I think we will), our RPI will start to look really good.  Our SOS is at #5 right now.

Well our SOS is going to take a bit of a hit - all of the remaining teams are lower than we are in RPI.

Still - you are correct - start winning at Clemson and we never look back on a solid NCAA bid.

GO PACK!!! BEAT CLEMSON!!!!!

Note : Sagarin now updated from last night as well so :

RPI #19
Sagarin #21
Pomeroy #29

Danceard updates every weekend until later in the season (has us at #22 as of Sunday's games).

We are not in a bad spot if we stop the bleeding at Clemson.

veeps wrote: adamant - if we win out, what would our rpi be pre-ACC tourney?

I don't know - it would all depend on what everyone else does as well - but it would be better than #20 it seems to me.

So like someone on the radio was talking about - we could play our way up to a #2 seed if we won out. So they must figure we could get up to at least 8.

All I know is - we have a game tomorrow at Clemson - win that and rest up for a week for the next 2 games at home and we are on our way.

GO PACK!!! BEAT CLEMSON!!!!!!!

veeps wrote: adamant - if we win out, what would our rpi be pre-ACC tourney?

adamant wrote:

veeps wrote: adamant - if we win out, what would our rpi be pre-ACC tourney?

I don't know - it would all depend on what everyone else does as well - but it would be better than #20 it seems to me.

So like someone on the radio was talking about - we could play our way up to a #2 seed if we won out. So they must figure we could get up to at least 8.

All I know is - we have a game tomorrow at Clemson - win that and rest up for a week for the next 2 games at home and we are on our way.

GO PACK!!! BEAT CLEMSON!!!!!!!

grantwolf wrote: We really do need to start separating ourselves from the crud in this league.  I really hope we start playing great basketball again soon.  The time to peak is obviously in March (as we did last year), so here's hoping we do it again.  If we can get Purvis and Warren contributing again, I think we can do it.

CBS still has us as an 8-seed (as of today), despite our #17 RPI ranking.  That would suck (but not worse than being in the NIT).

DrummerboyWolf wrote: Dancecard now updated has us at #22 and a RPI of 15

http://www.unf.edu/~jcoleman/dance.htm

seeinred09 wrote:

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We really do need to start separating ourselves from the crud in this league.  I really hope we start playing great basketball again soon.  The time to peak is obviously in March (as we did last year), so here's hoping we do it again.  If we can get Purvis and Warren contributing again, I think we can do it.

CBS still has us as an 8-seed (as of today), despite our #17 RPI ranking.  That would suck (but not worse than being in the NIT).

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Doesn't Jeff Goodman do those columns? If we get back in the top 25 we shouldn't be less than a 5 seed. An 8 seed means we are ranked 32-36ish which I don't foresee if we can start winning again as I expect we will.

WolfStock wrote: Most years I'd say 8th seed is killer - you end up playing 1 seed in the second round.  However this year the 1 seeds aren't looking so hot.

That being said - at this point I'd much rather be 3-6 seed, which would be indicative of a good finish to the regular season and/or ACC tourney.

As of Sunday's games (right now they only update once a week - more often later in the season) the Danceard formula has us at #22 - they are the most accurate in predicting the NCAA tourney in the past - that would put us around a 6 seed.

Win 5 of our last 7 and go to the ACC championship game we can probably get up to a 3rd or 4th seed. Win out and win the ACC T - 2 seed is about as high as we could get.

Most important now is to finish in the top 4 ACC and avoid ACCT Thursday - then we have a real shot at winning the ACCT.

GO PACK!!! BEAT Vtech!!!

wolfpackernc wrote: ESPN BPI has us #17 and with the 2nd toughest schedule in the country so far:

espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi

Of course, no one cares....clearly, we suck and have underperformed.

grantwolf wrote: UCONN beating Syracuse helped last night.  They are up to #22.  That was a really solid win for us away from home.

wolfpackernc wrote: ESPN BPI has us #17 and with the 2nd toughest schedule in the country so far:

espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi

Of course, no one cares....clearly, we suck and have underperformed.

XxPack18xX wrote: 5-2 "extremely disappointing"?! Goodness dude. You haven't watched us play lately have you. 5-2 would be fine but I hope better. but no where near "extremely disappointing"

XxPack18xX wrote: 5-2 "extremely disappointing"?! Goodness dude. You haven't watched us play lately have you. 5-2 would be fine but I hope better. but no where near "extremely disappointing"

WolfStock wrote:

XxPack18xX wrote: 5-2 "extremely disappointing"?! Goodness dude. You haven't watched us play lately have you. 5-2 would be fine but I hope better. but no where near "extremely disappointing"

I said anything less than 5-2 would be extremely disappointing, as in 4-3 or worse.  Given our remaining schedule - against 6 teams that may not even make the NIT and one that's on the NCAA bubble - yes 4-3 would be pretty bad.

I've watched us play lately and indeed have been quite disappointed.  But at least we're still 6-5 over the hardest part of the ACC schedule.  Going 4-3 against the cupcake part of the schedule would be way worse IMO.  That would be major meltdown time.   Four of those are at home, so that would mean we're either 0-3 against FSU, GT, and UNC on the road, or else have at least one really bad home loss.